Hardwired for laziness? Tests show the human brain must work hard to avoid sloth
Sep 24, 2018, 8:47 am By ENNIf getting to the gym seems like a struggle, a University of British Columbia researcher wants you…NOAA charts new hazards and helps ports recover following Hurricane Florence
Sep 24, 2018, 8:44 am By ENNWhile conducting hydrographic surveys at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard following Hurricane…Seismic Research Cruise Provides New Data on U.S. Atlantic Margin Gas Hydrates
Sep 24, 2018, 8:40 am By ENNData acquired by the U.S. Geological Survey on the U.S. Atlantic Margin in August 2018 reveal new…Dramatic Soil Moisture Transformation over North Carolina Associated with Flooding Rainfall from Hurricane Florence
Sep 21, 2018, 4:15 pm By ENNAs anticipated, Hurricane Florence resulting in monumental rainfall totals, particularly across…Ocean Acidification May Reduce Sea Scallop Fisheries
Sep 21, 2018, 3:23 pm By ENNEach year, fishermen harvest more than $500 million worth of Atlantic sea scallops from the waters…NASA Sees Areas of Strength in Tropical Storm Trami
Sep 21, 2018, 1:59 pm By ENNNASA’s Terra satellite provided an infrared look at Tropical Storm Trami, located just over 100…New battery gobbles up carbon dioxide
Sep 21, 2018, 1:37 pm By ENNA new type of battery developed by researchers at MIT could be made partly from carbon dioxide…Light Pollution Makes Fish More Courageous
Sep 21, 2018, 11:03 am By ENNArtificial light at night also makes guppies more courageous during the day, according to a…Study: Emissions From Most Diesel Cars in Europe Greatly Exceed Laboratory Testing Levels
Sep 21, 2018, 10:54 am By ENNIn September 2015, the German automaker Volkswagen was found to have illegally cheated federal…NASA Balloon Mission Captures Electric Blue Clouds
Sep 21, 2018, 10:17 am By ENNOn the cusp of our atmosphere live a thin group of seasonal electric blue clouds. Forming 50 miles…Pre-Clinical Success for Universal Flu Vaccine Offers Hope
Sep 21, 2018, 9:15 am By ENNResearchers from the University of Oxford’s Department of Zoology have demonstrated pre-clinical…It’s Not Just for Kids -- Even Adults Appear to Benefit from a Regular Bedtime
Sep 21, 2018, 9:11 am By ENNSufficient sleep has been proven to help keep the body healthy and the mind sharp. But it’s not…Work with bees could unlock potential strength of natural designs in new materials
Sep 21, 2018, 8:22 am By ENNThe natural world has had billions of years of evolution to perfect systems, creating elegant…Conserving the Cultural Landscape
Sep 21, 2018, 8:19 am By ENNIn the spring of 2018, a centuries-old ship washed up on the shore of Guana Tolomato Research…NASA created rainfall analysis for super Typhoon Mangkhut
Sep 20, 2018, 4:47 pm By ENNAt NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. data was used to create a map of rainfall…Dust, Rain and the Poles
Sep 20, 2018, 2:21 pm By ENNWarmer climates will likely decrease the amount of airborne sediments reaching the poles.New Aerosol Map Will Improve Air Quality Monitoring, Forecasting in a Changing Climate
Sep 20, 2018, 2:20 pm By ENNCIRES, partners receive NOAA funding to develop global map.New Study Tracks Hurricane Harvey Stormwater with GPS
Sep 20, 2018, 2:20 pm By ENNHurricane Harvey dumped more than 5 feet of water on southeast Texas in late August 2017, making it…Scientists ID Three Causes of Earth's Spin Axis Drift
Sep 20, 2018, 2:20 pm By ENNA typical desk globe is designed to be a geometric sphere and to rotate smoothly when you spin it.…Coastal Wetlands Will Survive Rising Seas, But Only If We Let Them
Sep 20, 2018, 1:28 pm By ENNWhen Florence slogged ashore in North Carolina last week, coastal wetlands offered one of the best…
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